MARTIN, VIAGRA RACING TEAM READY FOR FINAL NIGHT RACE OF SEASON
Martin and the Viagra Racing Team return to the scene of their 2002
Coca-Cola 600 victory this weekend for the UAW-GM Quality 500. The race
will have more of a 600 flavor this year, as it will be run on Saturday
night, rather than Sunday afternoon.
THE CAR
The Viagra Racing Team will take RRC-15 to Lowe's Motor Speedway this
weekend. RRC-15 is the car that Martin ran at Dover a few weeks ago. A
cut tire forced the team to lose two laps early, but it was one of the
fastest cars on the track, despite finishing 22nd.
IN THE POINTS
Martin is currently 16th in the Winston Cup point standings, 277 points
outside of 10th place.
DID YOU KNOW?
Martin has finished inside the top 10 in 12 of the last 15 races at
Lowe's Motor Speedway, including his 2002 win at the Coca-Cola 600.
FAST FACTS
Martin has won four times at Lowe's Motor Speedway, including
three wins in the fall race.
Martin has finished inside the top 10 in 12 of the 15 races at
Lowe's Motor Speedway, including 11 top-fives in the last 16 races.
Martin has 15 top-five and 19 top-10 finishes in 36 races at
Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Martin has finished inside the top five in nine of 17 fall races
at Lowe's and inside the top 10 in 11 of 17 races.
QUOTING MARK AND BEN
MARK MARTIN ON CHARLOTTE
"Charlotte is one of my favorite tracks and I always look forward to
going there. We are in need of a good run and I can't think of a better
place to have it than Charlotte. It will be a little different this
year, because they are running the race at night. So it should be an
exciting race and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do. The
track is a driver's kind of track. Handling is key and that really suits
the way I drive."
CREW CHIEF BEN LESLIE ON CHARLOTTE
"We are really looking forward to going back to Lowe's Motor Speedway
this weekend. Night races are always exciting and we always like racing
at Charlotte. It's one of Mark's favorite tracks and the team is excited
about Saturday night's race. We are taking the same car that we used at
Dover a couple of weeks ago, and it was pretty fast there so we just
need to work to find the right set up. Hopefully we will and Mark will
take care of the rest."
